Dipesh Chaudhury
Research Areas:
Neural Circuits, Mood Disorders, Memory Loss
Research
The research program in biology is highly diverse, drawing its strength from interdisciplinary and collaborative faculty-driven programs. Our research strengths span a wide range of topics at all levels of biological organization — from molecules to cells and organisms to ecosystems — utilizing state-of-the-art experimental methodologies. Discoveries from NYUAD's biology research teams have broad implications for understanding the fundamental properties of biological systems, complex diseases, behavior, and environmental issues.
- Biomedical Research
- Environmental
- Genome Science
Understanding the origins and mechanisms of diseases, and advancing approaches to treating them, is a central focus of research in biology. Biomedical research at NYUAD aims to improve human health; by understanding the molecular processes and environmental factors causing disease, and developing preventive and therapeutic strategies. Research programs in biomedical research include:
- Mechanisms of mood disorders
- Relationship between circadian-rhythms, sleep-wake cycle and mood disorders
- Drug delivery in cancer
- Cellular basis of fatty liver disease
- Cancer biology
- Molecular networks regulating programmed cell death
- Cancer killing function of tumor suppressor lipids
- Mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions in malaria
- Medical genomics of cardio-metabolic diseases
- Regenerative and stem cell biology
Principal Investigators
Kirsten Sadler Edepli
Research Areas: Liver Regeneration, Epigenetics, ER Stress, Cancer, Fatty Liver, Zebrafish, Mice
Sehamuddin Galadari
Research Areas:
Biochemistry and Molecular Cell BiologyYoussef Idaghdour
Research Areas:
Population and Medical Genomics, Gene-Environment InteractionsKen-ichiro Kamei
Research Areas:
Stem Cell Biology; Organs-on-a-Chip; Nano/microtechnology; Drug discovery; Regenerative MedicineMazin Magzoub
Research Areas:
Delivery of Antitumor Agents and Therapeutics for Amyloid DiseasesPiergiorgio Percipalle
Research Areas:
Molecular Genetics, Cell Biology
David Scicchitano
Research Areas: Molecular Biology, Genomic Maintenance Mechanics
Dan Ohtan Wang
Research Areas: Synaptic Organization; RNA Biology; Post-transcriptional Regulation
Research Institute Centers
Center for Brain and Health
The Center draws on existing strengths in the domains of Cognition, Health, and Data Science from NYUAD, the UAE, and NYU’s Global Network University (GNU).
Center for Genomics and Systems Biology
Providing a nexus for cutting-edge life sciences research in the UAE, with world-class facilities and resources to promote innovative advances in genomics and systems biology.
Public Health Research Center
The center addresses critical topics for Abu Dhabi in public health science, including diabetes and obesity.
